Why Can’t Scientists Talk Like Regular Humans?

“Scientists are, just like everyone else, a subset of the general public—that is, “people.” For each and every one of us, there is at least one field that is unknown, a field in which someone else considers us the general public. Science itself began as a hobby of members of the community looking to solve puzzles about the world around them—people we now refer to as citizen scientists. Where we see differences in jargon and degrees attained, we should instead be focused on shared scientific curiosity and common goals for public health. And yet, a gap persists.”